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Effects of irrigation water quality on vegetables Part 1: Yield and aesthetical appeal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Loyiso L Mzini --- Döhne Agricultural Development Institute, South Africa Kevin Winter --- Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, South AfricaResearch on the use of greywater for irrigation has focused attention largely on greywater quality and biomass of the crop, but not on the quality of edible vegetable crops, whereas aesthetical appeal of the vegetables determines the acceptance in fresh... -
Effects of irrigation water quality on vegetables Part 2: Chemical and nutritional content
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Loyiso L Mzini --- Döhne Agricultural Development Institute, South Africa Kevin Winter --- Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, South AfricaThe internal qualities of edible vegetable crops have not been widely researched in South Africa. The aim of this study was to determine possible accumulation of nutrients and heavy metals within these crops after being irrigated with greywater (generated from... -
Effect of treated greywater by black shale and laterite on Lactuca sativa L. germination rate
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Drissa Sangare --- Department of Agronomic, Forestry and Environmental Engineering, Côte d’Ivoire Lassina Sandotin Coulibaly --- Department of Agronomic, Forestry and Environmental Engineering, Côte d’Ivoire Siaka Sylla --- Department of Science and Environmental Management, Côte d’Ivoire Lacina Coulibaly --- Department of Agronomic, Forestry and Environmental Engineering, Côte d’IvoireGreywater reuse for agricultural irrigation may contribute to reduced use of chemical fertilizers, and is helping to conserve scarce freshwater source. However, treatment methods that reduce the harmful effects of untreated greywater are essential for sustainable agriculture. This study aims...